- English word animal in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: chikara, chipuka
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
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animal
- An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona |
English |
mhuka iyi |
this animal |
mhuka iyo |
that animal |
Possessive pronouns example
Shona |
English |
mhuka yangu |
my animal |
mhuka yako |
your animal (singular) |
mhuka yenyu |
your animal (plural) |
mhuka yake |
his/her animal |
mhuka yedu |
our animal |
mhuka yacho |
its animal |
mhuka yavo |
their animal |
last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 2:42:18 PM Central European Summer Time
- noun , class(10)
- stem : mhuka
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
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animals
- Plural of mhuka.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona |
English |
mhuka idzi |
these animals |
mhuka idzo |
those animals |
Possessive pronouns example
Shona |
English |
mhuka dzangu |
my animals |
mhuka dzako |
your animals (singular) |
mhuka dzenyu |
your animals (plural) |
mhuka dzake |
his/her animals |
mhuka dzedu |
our animals |
mhuka dzacho |
its animals |
mhuka dzavo |
their animals |
last updated: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 2:42:18 PM Central European Summer Time